The Supreme Court will hear a petition against exiled CBI Number 2 Rakesh Asthana's appointment as Special Director. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told Prashant Bhushan that the curative plea - the last legal remedy before the top court - will be taken up on December 11. Rakesh Asthana was sent on leave in October, hours before the government ordered the same step for his boss Alok Verma.